[Jewelry making - Article 00832] - Re: [Orchid] Good results polishing by hand

[Amery]

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    Oh my god, I don't believe that I can actually answer a question! 

    Rio Grande has some great stuff that I use for small jobs, but you
    could use them for larger jobs, just lots of elbow grease!  I have a
    polishing wheel, but no where to put it yet, so I do everything by
    hand (or job it out). 

    They are the 3M papers... under "sanding papers" in the index... 

    Get the WetorDry Tri-M-ite Polishing paper. I use the green to the
    pink followed by a polishing cloth on some of my castings if they
    need a touch more shine out of the tumbler. 

    If you need something heavier, you can check out the Imperial Micro-
    Finishing Film which is a harder kind of paper. These will actually 
    take metal off your piece, especially the coarser ones, so use with 
    care.  Some of them are like files. 

    Whichever one you use, make sure you go in order and if must hit
    each step on your way down. However, if you start using one and
    realize that it's way too light, you can skip going up (coarser),
    but going to the finer ones you really need to hit every paper along
    the way to get the best results. 

Good luck!
Amery

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